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I betcha no-one here owns my one-euro Hanky musk oil
Though of course if we're counting random Egyptian or Indian musk oils, then yes, I'm in good company.

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Re: Name a fragrance you own but no other Basenoter does...

Copelia EdP. It's supposed to be a women's frag, but it's at least unisex, strong on anise with some spice accents. And another one is Figue et Vanille EdT by Planter's. It's very natural and seems to be just a blend of fig and vanilla, almost like a Fig Newton.

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It's not a big wowzer, but I haven't seen anyone with it. I loved it back in the early 80's when I was in the Navy. Jovan Grass Oil. Still smells great, but I'm just not into it with all my other great frags post-BN.

Your nostrils, which will dilate immesurably in unspeakable contentment, in motionless ecstasy, will ask nothing better for space, for they will be full of fragrance, as if perfumes and incense; for they will be glutted with complete happiness, like angels who dwell in the peace and magnificence of pleasent heaven.
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I owned it and i absolutely detested it. Gave it to a friend who was crazy about Eclat d'Arpege, she went crazy for Riviera Palace also, thank heavens.

I used to own everything from L'Artisan, don't even ask why i was so foolish and frivolous, and the only one i really ever liked was L'eau des Merveilleuses, which has been discontinued for ages. Still have L'eau d'Ambre for sale on my sale thread, anyone looking...anyone?

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Hello and welcome. Do you have any clue who made de Lys? It is so delicious and i love all the gold leaf design on the bottle, not to mention the stork emblem. Any info you have would be appreciated.

Hi and thank you. I made a mistake, I have Lys Bleu, which is also on your list and not de Lys or Delys as I have also seen it written. There was a Delys by Delys, although I can't find anything about it. I need to look through all my old collection again because I thought that I had it at one time, although my bottle didn't have a stork which I have seen in pictures. There was also a Delys by Alphonse Gravier.

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So the first time I went out vintage fragrance hunting, I found a couple minis of stuff I can barely find anything about on the internets. The most I could find on one was that it's for sale on a minis website, and I found absolutely nothing on the other, but it looks like it came in a set like this (totally looks like tourist-trap shop fodder, right?).

Anyway, one is called Croyance by Charles V. It's bright green and smells sweet and limey. The other is Fantaisie by Chateau de Paris. It's oriental and animalic, a little in the Bal a Versailles vein.

I also have, from the same excursion, part of a lil bottle from a set of three sold exclusively at Sears in the 1950's called Private Life by Lyric. The label was mostly worn off and all I could make out was Lyric. Not knowing Amouage Lyric is a 2008 inception, I thought I was getting vintage Lyric for $2.

Paul Smith himself says that "a pefume should always whispers,never shout" so that the original Paul Smith Man is veeeery fleeting and light.Since Sunshine is (you already guess it ) a summer edition,one should expect this one to be even lighter/watered down.Well,it seems it is not the case:This fuity and then slightly spicy scent is bright and contemporary ,with decent lasting power.Not passable,not simply good but one of the best summer scents I own .

Regarding Lacoste Eau de Sport (not listed in the Basenotes Directory by the way),although it was launched ten years after the Lacoste Original, it carries a lot of similarities compared to the latter...Possibly it is a rare item ,since a search in ebay did not yield any result,not for Lacoste's,neither for Patou's scents.

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Disco, how much did you get the Paul Smith for? Don't want to rain on any of the excitement of a rare find like that, but since it seemed really interesting, I went on a search and found it elsewhere. Paul Smith's own website sells it for $85.

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Originally Posted by mtgprox05

Disco, how much did you get the Paul Smith for? Don't want to rain on any of the excitement of a rare find like that, but since it seemed really interesting, I went on a search and found it elsewhere. Paul Smith's own website sells it for $85.

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Originally Posted by noggs

This has to be a no-nonsense fragrance with a name like that! What's it like, Dimitrios?

Hi Noggs
Its very nice , ive had it for a year now , but only used it 3 or 4 times , ( too many to choose from ) i got in on Ebay , its an 1970's Aussie release & i'll be using it as my Sotd next week .
Thanks for asking bout it .
cheers

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Ok ok, how about this one:

"Herban Cowboy"

What a great name!! I bought it at Whole Foods about 5 years ago. Haven't seen it lately and I haven't worn it in ages...as I recall, it starts with a nice smoky/spicy top and drys down to a relatively bland vanilla/amber scent.

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